| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores how humans relate to horses and their personal possessions. 00:45The sound of church bells from St Mary with St Faith and St Francis, Alverstoke, Hampshire 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Rumours of a terrible pestilence abound in the Suffolk village of Walsham. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The people of Walsham embark on a pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Walsingham. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5John Chapman is among the first to be struck down by the pestilence. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The bells of Walsham ring unceasingly for each new soul that falls foul of the plague. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5As the plague recedes, it becomes clear that life in rural England will never be the same. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5By Roy Apps. A confrontation with a randy old rooster leads to an explosive climax.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Clair Jaquiss. 05:45Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol. 05:452/2Mandy Baker introduces Marcus to the ways of Westminster.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark rides the Poacher line in Lincolnshire and asks why rural railways are vital. 06:35Rural magazine programme with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers how we deal with enforced downsizing through financial necessity. 06:35Lionel Kelleway visits Rostherne Mere in Cheshire in search of reed warblers. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Roger Bolton and guests discuss the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Sim Scavazza appeals on behalf of Mentor UK. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service from Morningside Parish Church, Edinburgh, led by Rev Gillean Maclean. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lucy Kellaway.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr's guests include Amitav Ghosh, Simon Critchley and John Laughland. 09:451/5Rumours of a terrible pestilence abound in the Suffolk village of Walsham.
| 09:002/4Spence examines China's relations with the United Kingdom through three centuries. 09:452/5The people of Walsham embark on a pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Walsingham.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:453/5John Chapman is among the first to be struck down by the pestilence.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the prescient thriller about Anglo-German relations. 09:454/5The bells of Walsham ring unceasingly for each new soul that falls foul of the plague.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian and musician Bill Bailey. 09:455/5As the plague recedes, it becomes clear that life in rural England will never be the same.
| 09:00Presenter the Rev Richard Coles is joined by Mike Gayle. Featured poet is Lemn Sissay.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Singer Kiki Dee on her musical career. The reality of raising a child with Down's Syndrome
| 10:00Ffion Hague on the lives of Lloyd George's women. With Jenni Murray.
| 10:00Multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy on being in control of the end of her life.
| 10:00Actor Margaret Tyzack on her long and distinguished career. With Jenni Murray.
| 10:00A special programme on fatherhood. What does it mean to be a father in Britain today?
| 10:00John McCarthy explores the history and cultures associated with the Indus River. 10:303/3Writers were turned attention to WWII, treating the subject in far from reverent terms.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Dominic Arkwright looks at the condition of British farming in the current climate. 11:302/6Rod holds a museum press conference, and Walter hits on Susie Maltby.
| 11:00Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood follow the movement and migration of animals. 11:30From homage to tributes and director's cut - why are originals prized over copies?
| 11:00The Brixmis officer spies in uniform were the Cold War's unsung heroes.(R) 11:304/6To avoid a war posting to Burma, the blundering codebreakers must catch a German spy.
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30Susan George profiles the Hollywood icon's visits to Britain. From 2008.
| 11:00Jane Little visits the world's biggest casino, owned and run by Native Americans. 11:305/8Steve's acting ability is called for as a notorious counterfeiter heads for London.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 12:305/8Panellists include Francis Wheen, Jeremy Hardy, Sue Perkins and Simon Evans. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Stephen Fry presents a special tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:3012/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the music quiz semi-finals.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:303/4How Vashti Bunyan's album arose from a journey to the Outer Hebrides.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Guests are Pam Ayres, Trevor McDonald, Sue Limb and Gervase Phinn.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Elinor Goodman visits a National Trust owned common at Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Almondbury, West Yorkshire.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30The late Humphrey Lyttelton profiles singer and trumpeter Louis Prima.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Dr Gupta bowls a fast one. 14:151/6By Mike Walker. A mugging of financier Joseph Paxton points Dickens to a sinister plot.
| 14:15Comedy by Paul Cotter. A former RAF pilot makes a trip to Germany to deliver an apology.
| 14:15By Fiona Mackie. Redundancies loom for three machinists in Portsmouth's corset industry.(R)
| 14:15In 1910, pathologist Bernard Spilsbury is called in to work on the trial of Dr Crippen.(R)
| 14:15Mike Harris' story about 19th century Society for the Suppression of Vice.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30David Hare's play contrasts the WWII experiences of an Englishwoman with her later life.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bunny Guinness, Matthew Biggs and John Cushnie. 14:454/5Brett Westwood identifies birds that live on conifers.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5By Helen Cross. An octogenarian former magician's assistant transcends her infirmities. 15:4511/30Heather Couper on Galileo's idea to systematically record his telescope observations.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge explores the life of Princess Evelyn Blucher. 15:302/5By Mark Lawson. Philip receives a text message from his dead wife. 15:4512/30Isaac Newton's mathematical brilliance put the laws of physics on a firm foundation.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With John Cushnie, Anne Swithinbank and Bob Flowerdew. 15:303/5By Edward Dock. A loss adjuster finds himself embroiled in a beguiling mystery. 15:4513/30Heather Couper considers how Edmund Halley went about calculating the orbit of a comet.
| 15:00Advice on strokes and how to recover from them, with Barbara Myers and her expert guest. 15:27Christopher Biggins appeals on behalf of the Women's Royal Voluntary Service. 15:304/5By Kate Pullinger. A man's good intention to send a birthday greeting backfires. 15:4514/30Astronomer Heather Couper looks at how Herschel doubled the size of the solar system.
| 15:001/5Dylan Winter explores what can be done to benefit wildlife in the fragmented countryside. 15:305/5By Stella Duffy. The internet has a voice, all-knowing and very weary of human frailties. 15:4515/30Heather Couper looks at the work of the planet hunter Johann Bode, tracking down asteroids
| | 15:002/3Jack Linden is struggling to keep his family out of the workhouse. Easton turns to drink.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon visits local communities who are setting up their own farms. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world. 16:56President Tito concedes to angry students. Jimmy Savile improves Anglo-French relations.
| 16:00The legal process depends upon our recollection of events, but how reliable are memories? 16:30Dillie Keane, Professor Richard Fortey and Sue MacGregor discuss their favourite reads. 16:56General Westmoreland leaves Vietnam with a bleak prediction for the war's future.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor presents a special programme from New York. 16:30Claudia Hammond follows Janey Antoniou, a woman who hears constant voices in her head. 16:56Henry Cooper is involved in controversy at Eton. The Beatles show tensions in the studio.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Susan Hill, whose bestselling novels include The Woman in Black 16:30Quentin Cooper looks at the iodine content of seaweed and its connection to local weather. 16:56Daniel Cohn-Bendit arrives in London. The UN approves the nuclear non-proliferation treaty
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Alex Gibney, director of the Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side. 16:56The BBC airs its controversial Students In Revolt programme.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey. 16:56Women at Ford's Dagenham plant go on strike.
| 16:00The Booker short-listed author Damon Galgut talks about the state of South Africa. 16:30Including a short interview with poet Mimi Khalvati. 16:56Roy Jenkins warns the House of Lords not to oppose the Commons.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Edie Mair.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines. With Ritula Shah. 17:30Evan Davis talks with entrepreneurs and business leaders about the issues that matter. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Julian O'Halloran reports on the calls for a new generation of coal-fired power stations. 17:408/8Colin Shindler takes a comic look at the politics and practicalities of direct action. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6With Adam Buxton, Ed Byrne, Lee Mack and Tim Vine.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Bossy Clare's nemesis Peggy issues a challenge that she can't turn down.(R)
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Kenneth and Colin are planning their annual fireworks display.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Guests are Sue Perkins, Rev Richard Coles and Simon Evans.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/8Panellists include Francis Wheen, Jeremy Hardy, Sue Perkins and Simon Evans.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Charles Dance, Ian Kelly, Denis Murray and James Sherwood.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Stewart Henderson presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With Mark Lawson, including the verdict on the return of The Incredible Hulk to the cinema 19:451/5Braithwaite is seconded to the London County Council as a child welfare officer.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson, including a review of M Night Shyamalan's film The Happening. 19:452/5Braithwaite struggles in his role as child welfare officer to place a boy of mixed race.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including a review of Michael Frayn's new play Afterlife. 19:453/5Braithwaite encounters casual racism everywhere and bristles at references to 'his people'
| 19:15With John Wilson, including an interview with members of the band Coldplay. 19:454/5Braithwaite is giving up hope of finding a family for abandoned Roddy.
| 19:00Siobhan won't stay buried. 19:15Kirsty Lang talks to actor Noel Clarke and to Sir Jonathan Miller. 19:455/5Braithwaite goes far beyond his remit to place Roddy with a good family.
| 19:008/8Colin Shindler takes a comic look at the politics and practicalities of direct action. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:00The world's biggest guest list. 19:15Kirsten O'Brien and Beaver Towers author Nigel Hinton visit a beaver sanctuary in Kent. 19:453/5Zoe's marriage has been haunted by both Audrey and Grace. But Grace is now dead.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Kidnapping is a growing worldwide phenomenon. Frank Gardner investigates. 20:30Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features.
| 20:00Julian O'Halloran reports on the calls for a new generation of coal-fired power stations. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox, Michael Portillo and Clifford Longley question witnesses. 20:452/2Mandy Baker introduces Marcus to the ways of Westminster.
| 20:00Jenny Cuffe spends Seven Days looking at efforts to tackle knife crime in London. 20:30Many clothes are made by the exploited, according to campaigners. Peter Day investigates.
| 20:00Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Almondbury, West Yorkshire. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lucy Kellaway.
| 20:00Clare Balding recalls the last time the Olympic Games came to London in 1948.
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00One third of amphibians globally are threatened with extinction. Sue Broom investigates. 21:30Andrew Marr's guests include Amitav Ghosh, Simon Critchley and John Laughland.
| 21:00Claudia Hammond follows Janey Antoniou, a woman who hears constant voices in her head. 21:30Was this the day when the strikers were betrayed by their leaders?(R)
| 21:00Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood follow the movement and migration of animals. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:00Including a report on how the wine industry is coping with climate change. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the prescient thriller about Anglo-German relations.
| 21:003/6Galileo, Newton, Halley and the invention of the telescope, which opened up the skies.
| 21:001/3A shock is in store for the workmen. Ruth and Easton resort to desperate measures.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26Sim Scavazza appeals on behalf of Mentor UK. 21:30Many clothes are made by the exploited, according to campaigners. Peter Day investigates. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10The story begins in a Nigerian village.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Okonkwo was ashamed of his father and he was determined not to follow in his footsteps.
| 22:00The latest on the 42-day vote in the Commons, plus Ireland's vote on the Lisbon Treaty. 22:453/10Okonkwo has become a great man in his clan, a fierce warrior and successful farmer.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10Okonkwo's determination not to appear weak has led him to take part in a killing.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/10The spirits of the ancestors are abroad as the clan gathers for a ceremony.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/4Spence examines China's relations with the United Kingdom through three centuries.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Fifty Years before the Masthead.
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| 23:00 | 23:004/4Sketch show starring Stephen K Amos, Jason Byrne, Justin Edwards and Katherine Parkinson. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:001/6John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman present comedians performing exclusively political material. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:001/6A reluctant beekeeper, two feuding librarians and striking a deal with Santa. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:005/6Nebulous and his team have to transport a dangerous criminal to Saturn. But who is he? 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:00Dillie Keane, Professor Richard Fortey and Sue MacGregor discuss their favourite reads. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:0012/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the music quiz semi-finals. 23:30Poetry on parenting and friendship, read by Stephanie Cole, Rebecca Smart and William Hope
| 23:00ETA carry out their first assassination. Martin Luther King's killer is caught at Heathrow 23:30Mark Tully considers how we deal with enforced downsizing through financial necessity.
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